Jury gets OK to consider lesser charge in NYC subway chokehold case, dismisses manslaughter charge
Briefly

Judge Wiley allowed jurors to consider a charge of criminally negligent homicide after they deadlocked on the top charge of manslaughter, emphasizing the importance of deliberation.
The jury had been deliberating since Tuesday, and requested clarification on the term "reasonable person," indicating the complexity involved in determining the necessity of physical force in this case.
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